Dmitry Astakhov
Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev announces sanctions at the Cabinet meeting in Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Thursday. The move was taken on orders from President Vladimir Putin in response to sanctions imposed on Russia by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. The ban has been introduced for one year. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov seen during a security meeting in the Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz, 1,500 km (937 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Medvedev predicted decades of instability in the Arab world if protesters whom he called fanatics come to power, adding no such scenario will be permitted at home. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, left, during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence near the Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Others are unidentified. Medvedev is hosting leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan for talks on joint efforts to stabilize the region. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shake hands at a joint news conference in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Russia and India are expected to sign billions of dollars worth of defense and nuclear deals during Medvedev's visit that began Tuesday. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov